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Learn to be a leader

Degree programs in leadership can help rising executives cultivate the skills they need to succeed in today's highly competitive business environment. Because most colleges and universities offer flexible leadership programs, professionals can often schedule their classes around work and family obligations. For working adults, a degree or a certificate in leadership can open up opportunities for promotion, advancement, or entrepreneurship.

Salary opportunities for effective business leaders are limited only by their stamina and their creativity. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a manager at a local retail store earns an average salary of $43,000 per year. Many chief executive officers of small and medium sized corporations earn about $125,000 each year.

Lifestyle entrepreneurs can use the skills from their leadership degree to launch small businesses that sustain their families without overwhelming their schedules. Visionaries that help launch innovative companies can earn significant bonuses and stock option packages.

Most leadership programs focus heavily on professional development, organizational dynamics, business trends, and long range planning. Specialized leadership degree programs allow students to explore their creative abilities, while developing advanced technical skills. Running a business or leading a team requires dedication and drive. Therefore, many leadership programs also include health and wellness courses.


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Bellevue University
Bellevue University offers exceptional educational value and affordable access, with quality career-oriented programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. Bellevue University offers the following degree programs in leadership:
  • BA in Leadership
    Bachelor of Arts in Leadership
    Provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to enhance their ability to lead in their chosen field. Enables them to distinguish themselves as leaders and to advance more rapidly in their careers. Graduates of the program work in a wide variety of public and private organizations, and are uniquely positioned to move up quickly with their leadership skills. The program examines leadership in a variety of contexts - historical, ethical, political, professional, psychological, emotional, personal, and organizational. In all contexts, students are exposed to relevant theories about leadership and are asked to reflect upon their own leadership experience. Through various assignments, students analyze the nature of leadership in order to learn to lead more effectively in their personal, professional, and civic lives.
  • MA in Leadership
    The goal of the Master of Arts in Leadership program is to enable students to develop and recognize their own unique style, roles, and general philosophies of leadership and thus become prepared to accept expanding leadership roles. The curriculum delves deeply into leadership philosophies derived from great leaders, theoretical models of organizational leadership theories and principles of management, and social psychology. The Master of Arts in Leadership is a 36-credit hour program that includes a directed leadership project. It is offered in an accelerated, cohort format, which means you move through the program with the same class, completing it in 16 months. Work experience is an integral part of the program, providing current problems, future objectives, and research questions for the immediate application of current concepts.
Bellevue University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Western Governors University
  • M.S. Nursing - Leadership/Management Specialization
Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU's "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, BYU, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The WGU Teachers College is the first and only online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

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American InterContinental University Online
  • Master's (M. Ed.) in Leadership in Educational Organizations
    AIU Online’s Master of Education degree program offers a concentration in Leadership of Educational Organizations. This program is designed for dedicated professionals wishing to broaden their range of professional opportunities by acquiring strategic leadership skills necessary for pursuing positions responsible for education services and workplace learning and performance.
American InterContinental University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Kaplan University
  • Executive Coaching Certificate
  • MSCJ/Leadership/Executive Management
Kaplan University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Baker College Online
  • MBA/Leadership Studies
    This program has been designed for individuals who aspire upper level administrative and management positions. In addition to the core M.B.A. courses, students are exposed to specific leadership issues and theories designed at developing leaders with vision and problem-solving skills who can effectively lead an organization in today's global environment.
Baker College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

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eDegree
eDegree.co.za offers a wide range of online business degree programs from accredited universities and technical colleges in South Africa. Business leadership program:
  • Bachelor of Business Leadership
Visit the site for a complete list of degree and certificate programs and to try the e-learning demo.

University of Guelph (Canada)
University of Guelph offers an online Master of Arts in Leadership degree program. There is a one week residency requirement each year in June.

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